Impact of nationwide centralization of pancreaticoduodenectomy on hospital mortality

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 404-410

  De Wilde, R F ^a   Besselink, M G H ^a   Van Der Tweel, I ^a   De Hingh, I H J T ^b   Van Eijck, C H J ^c   Dejong, C H C ^d   Porte, R J ^e   Gouma, D J ^f   Busch, O R C ^f   Molenaar, I Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTRALIZED HOSPITAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856443426     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8664     Document Type: Article

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